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bell jar [′bel ‚jär] (engineering) A bell-shaped vessel, usually made of glass, which is used for enclosing a vacuum, holding gases, or covering objects. Also known as bell glass. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Peter's in Rome seems too much like a bell jar, a suffocating specimen case, hermetically sealed against change and growth, stifling life. Geographical and political isolation insured that Asmara, capital of independent Eritrea, was a bit of a bell jar, preserving some of the best examples of Fascist architecture, in addition to Novecento, neoclassical, neo-Baroque and futurist styles. 8-L bell jar associated with a gas uptake system (consisting of an oxygen monitor, flow meter, pump, pressure gauge and transducer, mass flow controller, and computerized data collection and control system). |
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